Days to the November Election: 173
Agriculture
DEPRESSED ETHANOL CONSUMPTION TO LAST THROUGH 2021, Successful Farming
Attorney General Keith Ellison
Coronavirus hot spot in Minnesota connected to surge of cases at meatpacking plant, NBC News
Minnesota AG pushes to preserve Obamacare ahead of Supreme Court fight, Fox 9
Donald Trump
Trump’s Lawyers Argue for “Temporary Presidential Immunity”, ProPublica
Trump cheers Wisconsin ruling as tensions flare over coronavirus lockdowns, Reuters
Trump’s plan to limit the pandemic’s death toll: Undercount the numbers, Vox
Trump attacks whistleblower Bright as ‘disgruntled employee’, The Hill
Make America Sick Again (Trump, Unmasked), The American Prospect
What the Trump Administration Doesn’t Understand About Vaccines, New York Magazine
Trump attacks point to Pennsylvania’s critical role in reelection bid, The Hill
Economy
Truckers hit by coronavirus pandemic face rocky road to recovery, Reuters
The Trump Administration Says a New Bailout Program Will Help 35 Million Americans. It Probably Won’t., ProPublica
Get ready for a second wave of economic pain, Vox
Delaware judge to weigh pandemic claims for dozens of pending mergers, Axios
Labor Department reports 36.5 million unemployment claims over 2 months, Politico
Corruption and the Pandemic Bailout, Beat The Press
Education
How Betsy DeVos’s handling of relief funds hurt some of the country’s neediest schools, students, Washington Post
Education Department targets employers over wage garnishment, Associated Press
2020 Election
McConnell pines for Pompeo as Kansas chaos looms, Politico
Why Tuesday was the best day for House Republicans in a long time, CNN
Environment
Implications of COVID-19 for the Environment and Sustainability, Yahoo
Microplastics discovered blowing ashore in sea breezes, The Guardian
Governor Tim Walz
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz loosens stay-at-home restrictions, Star Tribune
Governor Tim Walz talks about the expiring stay-at-home order in Minnesota, WCCO Radio
Walz to let Stay at Home expire, replace with Stay Safe MN order, KARE11
Full text: Gov. Walz’s Wednesday address announces virus fight’s next phase, Pioneer Press
Health
Coronavirus likely forced 27 million off their health insurance, Axios
John Cornyn Encourages People To Sign Up For Obamacare After Fighting To Repeal It, Huffpo
Coronavirus drives health insurers back to Obamacare, Politico
Labor
Minnesota Nurses Association has ‘reservations’ over lifting of Stay at Home, Bring Me The News
Unions Respond to the Lifting of Minnesota’s Stay at Home Order, Workday Minnesota
Minnesota State Legislature
Legislature’s construction jobs bill in jeopardy, KARE11
DFL backs legislative candidates for November election, Southern MN News
Minnesota News
Health experts: Reopening businesses in Minnesota will spread COVID-19, but how much?, Star Tribune
Stay Safe Minnesota: State releases new guidance for camping, outdoor recreation, Bring Me The News
Minnesota DNR can rename Lake Calhoun as Bde Maka Ska, high court rules, Star Tribune
Stand for Minnesota fundraiser will help people pay basic bills, Pioneer Press
Representative Collin Peterson (CD7)
More Lawmakers Seek FEMA Aid for Livestock Depopulation, Progressive Farmer
Republicans
The Prophecies of Q, The Atlantic
FBI serves warrant on senator in investigation of stock sales linked to coronavirus, Los Angeles Times
William Barr’s Scheme to Exonerate Michael Flynn Just Hit a Brick Wall, New Y0rk Magazine
Eric Trump Confuses Cliches And Becomes A Twitter Laughingstock, Huffpo
A Trump Official Tried to Fast-Track Funding for His Friend’s Unproven COVID-19 “Treatment,” Whistleblower Says, ProPublica
Birtherism of a Nation, The Atlantic
Trump’s Cult Of Death, Talking Points Memo
Secretary of State Steve Simon
MN SECY OF STATE ENCOURAGES VOTE BY MAIL, Knox Radio
Senator Tina Smith
Sen. Tina Smith: Dr. Fauci reminded us we can’t wish pandemic away, MSNBC
SEN. TINA SMITH PART OF EFFORT TO GET MORE FUNDING FOR MENTAL HEALTH, KIMT
VIDEO: Sen. Smith on the importance of reopening safely, KAAL
U.S. News
Wisconsin Gov. Slams Ruling That Overturns Stay-At-Home Order: We’ll Have More Deaths, Huffpo
The police shooting of Breonna Taylor, a black woman who was killed in her apartment, explained, Vox
Wisconsinites Pack Out Bars to Celebrate Supreme Court’s Anti-Lockdown Ruling, Daily Beast
Anti-Vaxxer Civil War Is Just as Ridiculous as You’d Expect, Daily Beast
After Wisconsin court ruling, crowds liberated and thirsty descend on bars. ‘We’re the Wild West,’ Gov. Tony Evers says., Washington Post
World News
Northern Ireland-born British and Irish win EU citizenship rights, The Guardian
How China Could Emerge Even Stronger After COVID-19, Time
Italy adopts massive coronavirus economic package, Politico
Here’s How Wuhan Plans to Test All 11 Million of Its People for Coronavirus, New York Times
Upcoming DFL Events
With the rapidly changing COVID-19 situation, we suggest you check with the hosting organization to see if meetings, etc. are being held.
All DFL conventions will now be held virtually. If you were elected as a Delegate or Alternate at Caucuses, you will be hearing from your district with specifics. If you don’t, please check with the hosting organization.
- Today through May 17 — Minnesota Stay at Home Order
- Today through May 23 — Ramadan
- May 14
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 DFL Central Committee Meeting
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting
- May 18 — Last Day of the 2020 Legislative Session
- May 20, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Council Chambers, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- May 25 — Memorial Day
- May 26 -31 — State DFL Convention virtual voting window
- May 31 — Mandatory meeting for district-level DFL National Delegates, more information as it becomes available
- June 3
- 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Central Committee Meeting, more information as it becomes available.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Central Committee Meeting, more information as it becomes available.
- June 4, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD46 DFL Central Committee Meeting, more information as it becomes available.
- June 8
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, more information as it becomes available.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting, more information as it becomes available.